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FIFA bans ex-committee member Fernando for 8 years

FIFA bans ex-committee member Fernando for 8 years

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ZURICH — FIFA has banned a leading Asian member of its executive committee from all soccer activities for eight years after he was found guilty of violating the governing body's code of ethics.

FIFA announced Tuesday that Vernon Manilal Fernando of Sri Lanka, who had been a close ally of disgraced former presidential candidate Mohamed bin Hammam, was prohibited "from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level."